Note holder and dispenser



Nov. 11, 1930. H. LEVY NOTE HOLDER AND DISPENSER 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 20 1926 Nov. 11, 1930. LEVY NOTE HOLDER AND DISPENSER Filed Oct. 20, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 arp INVENVTVOMR. HAROLD LEVY A TTORNE V13 Filed Oct. 2 0 1926 4 Shets-Slfeet '3 INVENTOR. HAROLD LEVY ATTORNEYS.

Nov. '1 1930. H. LEVY- 8 NTE HOLDER AN'D DISPENSER Filed 061.20, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 w 4 NI i as JR i VINVENTOR. HAROLD LEVY ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nov; 11, 1930 UNITED STATES HARQL 'L V or New YORK, N. Y.

NOTE HOLDER VAND nrsrmvsna Application filed October 20, 1926. Serial No. 142,837.

I This invention relates to an improved note holder and dispenser employed for counting currency or for holding bank notes checks;

bills,- and the like, either of uniform or varying sizes, 7 and to generally facilitate the counting and dispensing thereof.

Among the objects of the invention are to provide a novel and simple constructionfor the purpose stated which will greatly facili- 10 tate manufacture andparticularlythe assemblage of the device; to provide novel meansfor'firmly holding the currency or notes, as wellas to prevent injury 'or tearing thereof when being placed in position oriremoved;

to facilitate the individual removal of the notes while firmly retaining the remainder of the notes in position and holding them flat; to accommodate notes of difi'erent lengths and, generally to provide a device for use by tellers or other persons handling such paper, which is also adapted to be accommodated within money drawers or cash registers, and

togenerally improve and enhance the value of devices to which the invention relates, v

Another object of the invention is to adapt the device to cash-drawers per se or as used in connection with cash registers and to en:

ing of change by permittingmore convenient access to notes or bills.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent as the description proceeds.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of my novel noteholder and dispenser. Fig; 2 is a front elevation partly broken away and in section of the device shown in Figure 1. v

Fig. 3 is a side or end elevation of the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2. a Fig. 4 is a sectional view, taken on the line 4 4: of Figure 6, showing a modified structure adapted especially for cash-drawers and shown in a lowered position with the drawer closed or pushed in.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Figure 4: but

showing the device in the position which it and assumes when the drawer is opened or pulled out. I Fig; 6 is a plan View showing the device in the cash-drawer.

Figs. 7 and S are transverse'vertical sectional views taken onthe section li-nes 7 7 and 88 of-Figure 4, Fig. 9 is a plan view of another modifica-' tion especially adapted for table or desk use,

- q i Fig. 10 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on the section line 1O' 10 of Fig ure9. Referring to the drawings in detai hin which like reference characters designate coruse responding parts throughout the several views, 4*designates theta-ble or base of the; device, which may be of metal 'or wood and is of such size that it maybe accommodated 7 within the compartment of a cash-drawer. How-ever, this is not essential since the device may be arranged uponia bench or desk in convenient position for use without placing the same ina cash-draweror compartment of the cash register. 4 and suitably bolted or otherwise fastened thereto are a series of spaced uprights consisting of corner members 5 having theirupper ends formed with integral and'downwardly projecting portionsor hook-like mem- 8O bers 6 vextending toward each other in opposite directions with respectto the uprights of each pair at each end of thebase' The uprights 5 form guides fora plate 7, suitably apertured as indicated at 8, to freely slide up and down thereon and guided thereby in its movements. This plate isnormally held in an upward position under spring tension'or'. pressure asby means of suitable springs such 7 as helical and substantially frustro-conical coil. springs 9, which are; arranged around the uprights 5 and rest upon the base 4:, or are inserted between the base and the plate'Z so as to exert upward pressure against the latter and force'the same towardthe extremities of the bent or hook-shaped portions 6 or" against'the engaging ends thereof. i Another pair ofsimilar uprights 10 are arranged on the base a intermediate'ly of its m -Side or-edge, and it will be:noted that Arranged upon the bases the front and rear sides or edgesof the base ures 1 and 3 of the drawings, so as to give a steady support for the device and also to ac- .commodatethe uprights lOoutwardly of the 4 project beyond the front and rear sides or edges of the plate 7, as clearly shown in Figrear side or edge of the plate 7. The upper ends of the uprights-1G are "also. bent fori 'bers which may be in the form of flexibl'ef rubber cupsor suction'membersj12, although the essential character of'thesemembers isto ceive bearing'balls l l in the cups or sockets wardly and downwardly to provide hookshaped portions 11, the lower ends ofwhich extend over the plate 7 and, like the'forward uprights 5, receive suitable engaging memprovide a large engaging head to contact with the papers and prevent tearing or mutilation thereof,;in addition to firmly retainingthe papers in position. In the preferred form, the engaging faces ofthesemembers-H are concaved 'to' give afslight grip or suction action, but other suitable engaging members 7 maybe provided in lieu thereof.; Vfhile the outerfrear uprightsfi maybe provided with similar members, it is preferred to provide 3 them with cups 1'3; preferablyot some hard material such as metal or, composition, to rethereof, which will not only hold theinotes "but will permit the same-to be readily removed, as in withdrawing a. sheet of paper from the pile, Without in any way tearing or otherwise injuring the note. Git-course, it

i's to be understood that the stack oit-n'otes,

' designated at 15 in the drawings, is firmly "retained in position and kept compact and flat, but-that when they are removed a slight pressure is exerted upon the stack against fthej action of the springs 9 to slightly depress the plate; 7 as indicated in dottedlines in ,Fig. 2 of the drawings, t-hus permittingfthe currency, noteforbill to be easily removed.

Itywill also beapparent that the notes or checksmay beof diilerent'lengths and of any width accommodated" between the opposed pairsof the uprights 5 at the front andrear sides of the device.

H An, important advantage ofthe invention. .is thefacility with which the notes or'papers.

may be handled, owingto vthe 'fact that by .the,-notes. may-be depressing the plate readily: inserted beneath the engaging portionsof the uprightsat the lower ends ofthe curved portions thereof. and also by reason oi 2 iheifactthatthe frontof'the deVicebetween the uprights 5 and theengagingLmembers thereof-is. freely open'3and'unobstructed by any'holding meansor guides,thereby permit ting the notes to be duicklyandeasily removed without tearing or other obj ections It hasal'so beenifou nd in 'practicethat when I the notes ar'e insertedg either. in theforni/ 0i bank notes, checks, bills,-or' the: like; that they will autoinaticallyibecomej straightened. or flattened out, fandiin" this-way will be 'maintained in perfect condition, as well as pre- 7 Vented from belng blown about or disa'rranged as compared with the systematic way in whichthey are held by the construction described.

In the use of thedevice'with the bills'or notes held therein, the user places the four fingers of one hand on the billsbetween the engaging members at the front, suitablespace being left therebetween to readilyaccom release-the tension of the springs or, other suitable meansused'for retaining the'pack tight and holdingtheends in place, the note is shifted forwardlytov slide the uppermost note from the pile and the thumb will then be passed under the same. The enlarged modate the-fingers'. ;With slight pressure to,

heads or engaging members on the; curved;-

en dsof the uprights fwi-ll properly lioldgthe L notes in positi on whenthe springs are acting,

but will permitthesalne tobe easily displaced when the device is operated as just-described, I i

" The uprights Sand *10 and 'plate :7 form a guide lframe for the notes to permitconven ient placing or insertion therein from above with slight bending, crumpllng, or, collapsing at; the ends ofthe'notes .to dispose them below the engaging inemberszlf2, 13, and 14.; Oiwing V to the guide'frame being substantially freely open at one sideor' atithe front betw'e'enithe' uprights 5, asdistinglished fromithe'ends, the notesor bills can be easily removedindrif V vidually at this side upon slight-depression? onthe 'pile or pack, to facilitate counting and dispensi11g..-1Al so,' by such depression ithe j,

stacli or pile-can be easily removed at either end, due tothe'ffact that the. ends areifreely openand unobstructed bet-ween the uprights 5 orguideframe formed'the rebyr,

the'form of'th'e' deviceshown in igures 4 to 8 inclusive,asstructure s shown whichiis especially adapted for use in connection with cash-drawersperse o r'o f. CaSlIIQgIStBI'SZ :In

this instance the part of the cash re'g isteror cabinet whic'l'i receives the drawer forms aguide th'ereitor is designated at 16c, thesame having a bottom wall, a rear wall lfi', and'a top wall 18which is providedwith agrearwardly facing shoulder or fixed obstructi on"19"in the roof or top "thereof, as in connectionwvith most, if not all cash registersif The' op en f fe front of this cabinet is' adaptedto recei e 1 level of t'hepartition', it isfi almost impossible to rem'ovevth'e bills; My construction or'de-,

drawer 20 and this drawer has a coin or n'oine'y IEO vice is such that it will be automatically raised above the: level of the draw'er that is," the top thereo'f When the drawer is opened sons to rin r permit :convenient access to thelbills. This device comprises a base 24 which Fisset in the bottom oii-the; compartment 22 and; substantiallyifitsthe same. A supplementary. base .25.,is-inounted wonf'the base 24 and is shorter thanathelatter sothat itsrear side edge terminates slightly in front of or adjacent to the ,front side or edge of the wall 23, at'which point their-ear end ofthe supplementary base hinged to the base 2asindicated at 26, 1n. such a. manner -.that thepart 25 'can swing ;angulari=yup and down or toward andaway H Thetpart2f rmay be guided initsmoyements byan, upright member 27 i l anchdredptothe base 2fll-and received in a slot E28jintlie fronti'side or edge of the auxiliary base. .25 vanduhaving a :rearwardly directed ,.11 iier end 29 formin a step to limitthe u 7- 'ward movement ofthe part 25 under the act on of an expansion spring 30, which 1s attached to the bottomfthereof, This spring iispreferablya leaf spring. anchored interlmediat'ely' asat 31 to the part 25, one 'lteing ,provided at eaclrside so as. vto project the holder above the top of the; drawer when it 11sopened as shown in Figure 5, whilethe spring flattens outand permits the holder to be. disposed belowv the top fofthe drawer by agement with theroof'of the drawer com- "tme'nt when thedrawer 'is'closedl V f-Iln, the construction of the holder the upright guides 32 are formed of six fiat strips oflmetalor other suitable material, three on.

each side, having inturned endsv anchored to the supplementary,basei25 as indicatedat 33, the uintermediate fastening means servlng as mountings for springs32t at each side. How- 'ever',-'it' is (to be understood that any desired number, ofsaid guides, 32 may .be employed.

These springs are also leaf springsand may be either double or single, orone may be mounted one above the other inv reverse positions. A plate 35 is, mounted to slide in the uprights ,or guides 32, and maybe recessedias indicated at 36 along .its;side edges for this purpose, thereby preventing the plate 35 from becoming displaced. This plate may also be recessed at, the top as indicated at 37 to takea pad or cushion 38 of felt,rubber, or other suitable material; It also will be noted that the plate 35- is shorter than the bottom plate or base 24 andapproximately of the same length of the supplementary plate or base 25 so that it will be accommodated'in front of thetop wall 23and the bill partition of the ,cashdrawer atHit-s front portion-with the bills ornotes 39 projecting rearwardly thereof. T'Inv lieu oflthe arrangement shown in Figure 1, the four enlarged bear- 2 ing members at the ends are preferably in the form of ball bearings 4'0 corresponding tothe members 14, 'beingcomposed of cups in which the'balls are mounted to exert pressure with? out friction, and the two intermediate members are ,in the formof cups ill, constituting enlarged engaging members or heads carried by the uprights or guides 32 at their inwardly directed upper. ends, so as to-be arranged over the bills ornotes. It should, also =;be

noted that one side of the device is open,

but this open side is located at the front of the. drawer and the ideviceor, atone end of the latter instead of at one long side, so 7 that there are three guide members atyeach side and the bills are accessible atthe front end or side. r 1

- Fltwill be noted-thatzin Figure 5-the springs v 3();{project the r'bills' above the; top :of i the vdra wer"when the latter is pulled out, and'in order to'guidethe-device below the drawer wvheathe latter is pushed in,,as ,shownflin Figure 4, spring strips .42, are mounted in .,eaeh side on the in-wardlyjdirected upper ends .of, the forward guides 32, as indicated at 4:3. The springs'arefixed at this end andhave their opposite ends slotted longitudinally, as

indicated at 44 to slide beneath headed pins or; retainers 45' as they are longitudinally. dis

rtended ior as they flex inzthe, positionsishorwn in Figures 45 and 5, rejspect-ively- ;Thus,:asthe,

idrawer, is pushed in, the: upwardly 7 curved intermediate portions {of the springs .452 will Stlllifitll top of the drawer compartment and be compressed soas to flatten thezsprings 3O I and, lower the device into the-drawer comthus beseen that ,thedev-ice shown in Figzures dto-Sinclusiyawill be automatically 10w ere d and rnoyedintothe drawer compartment when: the, drawer 1 is. closedand will. automativcally rise-above the. top of the drawer when the latter is opened, permitting more/conv ni ntaq sm h b ls :lnFigures Q andJO of'the drawings the construction is-similar; to that shown Fig- -Iures ftto '8 inclusive; except 1 that this device is adapted f or desk ortable use and has a somewhat enlarged and thickened fanciful base ,J25;-V and instead oi; having ai single upright or guide 32 between the end vupright guides at both sides, two guides 32 y are provided atonesideimtake the cups or enlarged lengaginghads ll, and one long side is left open as in connection with the form Tshownin Figure. 1 of thedrawings. fThe springs 34 are each 'anchoredj asfatvt33". In Figuresl and 9, it will be noted thatthe uprights or guides,.are omitted ,atgonel-long side, while i one short .sideis openin, the' torm shown in Figure 6, leaving a freely open and unobthe, notes 10,17; bills upcnadepressing lillagsflme 1:;

against the action ofthe springs in the man- I 1. In a note holder, a guide frame, aspringed claims. a

ner heretofore described.

' Iclaim asmy invention? I pressedvmember on the frame guided thereby and normally held upwardly, engaging members on the frame having: depending portions tweenthe plate and fheads in flattened-out,

opposinglf the spring-pressed member and adapted to'hold a stack of notes between the spring-pressed member and, dependingpor- .tions'f'in flattened-out position, said frame I being freely "open between at least twof depending portions to accommodate ahand in depressing thejnotes for removal of the same.

5 2; In a note holder, a'guide frame, a'springpressedplate on th'e frame guided thereby and -normally held upwardly, upright engaging .gmember's on the frame having depending engaging Lheads opposing the spring-'presed plate and adapted to hold a stack of notes he position,,;said frame being freely open; be-

v space to permit I I a fnoteI holder, a guide frame having relatively short and long sides, :,a springpressed member on theframe guided thereby *tween 'c'ertain of said members with'suflicient withdrawal of the notes 'therebetween.

and normally held upwardly, engaging members on the frame neareach' end offthelong I sides thereof opposing the springpressed member'a'nd adapted to hold a stack of notes therebetween in flattened out position, "and one'long side, allof said memb'ershaving engaging heads 'beneathwhich, the notesare dis- 7 posed.

4; In a note holder and dispenser, a base, uprights mounted on the base, a'plate slidably mounted on the uprights for movement I toward and'jawayfrom the base, expansible resilientmembers between the base and the plate',*and enlargedengaging heads, facing downwardly-from the' upper'ends of the upandother uprights betwen atleasttwo of the V i end uprights, a plate slidably mounted on cerminor said uprights to receive a stackof notes thereon, springs adj acent said uprights be- I .tlween the, base and plate, said uprights havjdegendingnote-engaging members on said ingitheir upperends bent over the plate, and

' q 6. In ai notetholder and dispenser,a guide frame arranged'to. accommodate a stack of unfolded ourrency notes or the like,"mean s to 7 support the frame, means to cause the frame to swing upwardly at the front, and means to cause the frame to swing downwardly when 7 the device is positioned in the bill compartment of a cash-drawer and the latter is closed. I

" 7 In anote holder, a guide frame adapted to be received in a cash drawer,,a sprin'g- I upwardly at the; front, spring meansto normally raisethe' frame, and means at the'top of, the frame to cause depression thereof intorsaid cash-drawer by engagement with the top wall of the drawer compartmentupon the drawer beingclosed'.

8. Ina'note or;billholder anddispenser" "for cash-drawers, a guide'frame adapted to be mounted inthe drawer to swing upwardly at the front of'the" drawer, means to normally raise; the frame, a. normally elevated support guided in the frame and adapted, to mount bills at .the'top, and engaging members atthe top of the frame adapted to contact with the roof of. the drawer-compartment and depress closed.

'9. In: anote holder and a base,

the bills thereon, engaging members carrledre 'bythe frameanddisposed in contact with the s W Us the holder into the drawer when the drawer is s uprights mounted onthe base, a platejslidably mounted on the uprights for movementto ward and away from the base, expansible re- ,silient members between thebase and the plate, and'engaging heads extending down} 'wardly from the uper ends of t I he uprights, q I g I V to engage thegnotes or the like; an intermedlate engaging member on at least 10. Ina note or bill holder and dispenser g, V r

for cash drawers, a guide'frame adapted to bemounted (for tilting movement in a compartment offa' cash drawer, m'eansjfor nor;

mallytiltingsaid frame upwardly,'means0n the frame to engage the top of the compart- V ment of the cash drawer for: depressing the springs; and engaging members carried ;by

the uprights and extending downwar ly therefrom to contact; with notesor bills rest ing on the plate/f v f 11. In ajnote holder and dispenser, 'ajbase,

confinin'gmeansmoimted on the base, aiplate slidably' mounted between said confining means for movement toward and away from tween-the base and thevplatefand inwardly extending overhanging: portions having entending inwardly to engage the notes or the like:whiletpermittingsaid notes t'o'be' readi the base, expansible resilient members be; 7

1y inserted in position or withdrawn through the space provided therebetween.

12. In a note or bill holder and dispenser, the combination with a cash drawer having a roof, a guide frame mounted in'the drawer to swing upwardly at the front, means to normally raise the frame, a support guided in the frame and adapted to receive the bills thereon, means to raise the support and adapting the same to be depressed, engaging means carried by the frame and disposed in contact with the bills at the top, and engaging means on the frame adapted to contact with the roof of the drawer to depress the holder into the drawer when closed.

13. In a note holder and dispenser, a base, confining means carried on the base, a plate slidably mounted between said confining means for movement toward and away from the base, and inwardly extending overhanging portions with anti-friction engaging members extending downwardly from the top of the confining means to engage the notes for holding the same and permitting the notes to be grasped for removal between certain of the engaging members.

1&- In a holder and dispenser of the class described, a base, confining means mounted on the base and having inwardly extending overhanging portions, a plate heldbetween the confining'means for movement toward and away from the base, expansible means between the base and plate normally elevating the plate, engaging members carried by the overhangingportions to contact with the notes or the like, and anti-friction members.

on certain of said engaging members to facilitate withdrawal of the notes.

15. In a note holder and dispenser, a base, confining means carried on the base, a plate slidably mounted between said confining means for movement toward and away from the base, and inwardly extending portions with engaging members at the top of the confining means to engage the notes for holding the same and permitting the notes to be grasped for removal between certain of the engaging members.

' 16. In a note holder and dispenser, a frame arranged to accommodate a pile of notes in a compartment and including means to grip and hold the pile of notes independently of the compartment and to permit free removal of the notes individually from the front,

means to hingedly support said frame at its rear end and remote from the front of the compartment, means to cause the frame to tilt upwardly at the front and means to guide the frame in its tilting movements.

closed.

1 HAROLD LEVY. 

